Hi all,
we are relatively new to the SF Bay sailing - bought the boat and got a baby right away, so technically we are just starting serious sailing now.
My question to fellow Ericson owners is - how much heel is "normal" for the 32-3 on the windward beating? We love our Ericson, but most of our sailing experience goes back to Catalina 36 and 320 in Santa Barbara, and 25 kts of wind is considered a gale there . In 15 knots Catalina heels but not significantly. So, when in 15 knots (or at least my wind instrument says so, also I see white caps all around) the boat heels about 20 degrees, am I to say to my family that it is normal for Ericson or to imply that our sails are old and baggy and thus we need a budget for new sails? Or am I to think that the wind instrument is busted and it blows more than 15 knots?
Thanks,
Stan
we are relatively new to the SF Bay sailing - bought the boat and got a baby right away, so technically we are just starting serious sailing now.
My question to fellow Ericson owners is - how much heel is "normal" for the 32-3 on the windward beating? We love our Ericson, but most of our sailing experience goes back to Catalina 36 and 320 in Santa Barbara, and 25 kts of wind is considered a gale there . In 15 knots Catalina heels but not significantly. So, when in 15 knots (or at least my wind instrument says so, also I see white caps all around) the boat heels about 20 degrees, am I to say to my family that it is normal for Ericson or to imply that our sails are old and baggy and thus we need a budget for new sails? Or am I to think that the wind instrument is busted and it blows more than 15 knots?
Thanks,
Stan